Guide and stop for drawers.



A. W. GREEN & W. ORTH.

GUIDE AND STOP FOR DRAWERS.

PPPP Id AAAAAAAAAAA PR.3,1908. 917,429. Patented Apr.-6, 1909.

UNITE STA ES ATE Enron.

ARTHUR W. GREEN, OF OORUNNA, AND WILLIAM ORTH, OF OWOSSO, MICHIGAN.

GUIDE AND STOP FOR DRAWERS.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ARTHUR Wv GREEN and WILLIAM Onrn, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Corunna and Owosso, respectively, in thecounty of Shiawassee and State of Michigan, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Guides and Stops for Drawers; and we do herebydeclare the following to be full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new andv useful improvements in guides andstops for drawers and the object of the invention is to produce a simpleand efiicient device of this nature consisting essentially in theprovision of a strip which is positioned in the path of the upperportion of the drawer which is recessed to receive said strip, the outerend of the strip serving as a stop to limit the rearward movement of thedrawer by the inner wall of the front of the drawer coming in contactwith said strip.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichz-Figure l is a vertical sectional view through a drawer and guidetherefor. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the drawer, and Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section through the drawer.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a casing, and B a drawer mounted therein.

C designates a guide strip, the ends of which are recessed away formingshoulders D and E, which engage tie strips F of the casing. The lowerportion of the guide strip C projects below the lower surfaces of thestrips F of the casing. The rear wall of the drawer is provided with anotch or recess I-I adapted to receive said guide strip C and engage thedrawer as it is opened and closed. Upon either end of the drawer is ahorizontally disposed strip B extending the width of the drawer from therear surface of the projecting end of the face of the drawer to the endsof the drawer and flush with the latter, said strips B serving tocontact with the front faces of the rear legs B of the Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed April 3, 1908.

i l l l Patented April 6, 1909.

Serial No. 425,051.

stand. Said strips B are adapted to contact with the sides of the bureauand serve to prevent a lateral movement to the drawer and thus insurethe recess H coming in proper position to receive the strip 0 and theinner face of each drawer is held from frictional contact with the sidesof the bureau, thus reducing unnecessary friction. The outer end of thestrip C forms a stop and terminates a distance from the outer edge ofthe strip l equal to the thickness of the front wall of the drawer sothat, when the drawer is closed, the inner surface of said front wallwill come in contact with the outer end of the strip and the inner endsof the strips B will contact with the front faces of the rear legs ofthe stand, thus serving as stop mechanism to the inner throw of thedrawer.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that, by the provision of a guidestrip mounted as shown and described, an efficient means is afforded forguiding the drawer as it is opened and closed and also limiting therearward movement of the drawer by the inner surface of the front wallcoming in contact with said strip.

What we claim to be new is In combination with a bureau casing havinglegs, horizontally disposed drawer supporting strips, a guide stripfastened to the under surface of the top of the bureau with a spaceintervening between its forward end and the front face of the casing, adrawer mounted upon said horizontally disposed strips, the upper edge ofthe rear wa l of the drawer having arecess for the reception of saidguide strip, and horizontally disposed strips fastened to the ends ofthe drawer and serving to prevent contact of the outer faces of the endsof the drawer with the inner faces of the ends of the casing and topreserve alinement of said recess with the guide strip.

In testimony whereof we hereunto afix our signatures in the presence oftwo witnesses.

ARTHUR W. GREEN. WILLIAM ORTH.

Witnesses:

JAs. II. ()nrrr, HARRY ELDRIDGE.

